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  • Ian Punnett dead at 63

    Ian Punnett dead at 63

    This one hits hard. Ian Punnett was a friend through the darkness of the night. A radio host, deacon, and professor.. he is dead at a the age of 63.

    The Coast to Coast family, both near and extended, have been rocked by news tonight that host, professor, and Deacon, Ian Punnett has left this planet right before Christmas.

    From the Coast website, as written by Lisa Lyon:

    It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Ian Punnett passed away from a brief illness yesterday. His keen intellect and delightful sense of humor will be deeply missed. Since 2000, Ian has, in various incarnations, been a valued host of Coast to Coast AM, including regular weekend hosting duties, his own spin-off show Coast to Coast LIVE with Ian Punnett, a podcast entitled Vaudeville for the Frightened, and most recently twice a month hosting duties.

    I’ve had the privilege of producing for Ian these past 24 years, and I will miss our friendship and the professional collaboration. Every conversation behind the scenes was as lively and entertaining and everything we strive for on the air. Ian was great radio personified.

    Since Art Bell’s demise in 2018, Punnett was the last connection to the “old days“. He gave us memorable programs, great radio. And the horse guy! And for those who knew him personally, he was a friend and mentor along with a professor and someone who had a deep religious conviction. I was lucky enough to be able to say I talked to him briefly on a few occasions and he was a class act.

    Coast to Coast just got a whole lot less interesting. And the world a much less interesting place.

    May God have mercy on his wife and two sons..

    x x x

    Here is a link of Jim Millard recently interviewing Punnett..

    Here is our Ian Punnett archive..

  • Sanda Day O’Conner dead at 93

    Sanda Day O’Conner dead at 93

    Sandra Day O’Connor dead at 93.. an historic figure who was a game changer for the Supreme Court..

    She died in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday “of complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness,” the Supreme Court said in a statement.

    A trailblazer.

    May she rest in peace.

  • Hell opens its doors: Henry Kissinger dead at 100

    Hell opens its doors: Henry Kissinger dead at 100

    Henry Kissinger, the toweringly influential former secretary of state who earned a reputation as a sagacious diplomat but drew international condemnation and accusations of war crimes for his key role in widening the American presence in Vietnam and the U.S. bombing of Cambodia, died Wednesday.

    He was 100.

    Say no more. You can do your own research..

  • Friends Star Matthew Perry dead at 54

    Friends Star Matthew Perry dead at 54

    A shock in the entertainment industry this Saturday night, FRIENDS TV, show star Matthew Perry is dead at the age of 54.

    TMZ reported that first with other news outlets following up, rumors initially have it that’s a Star died in an apparent drowning.

    Just days ago that star posted a social media message about his appreciation of water with a photograph that had a haunting aura.

    There is tons of speculation–as would be expected.. Police are saying no foul play as Perry was found dead in his JACUZZI..

    Another select few are speculating about what he was about to “reveal”..

    However those who followed him know of his terrible plight of addiction that overtook his life in the past several years..

    Developing..

  • Suzanne Somers dead at 76

    Suzanne Somers dead at 76

    The star was one day shy of her 77th birthday..

    Somers succumbed to a battle with breast cancer..

    May she forever rest in peace.

  • Dreamweaver Gary Wright dead at 80

    Dreamweaver Gary Wright dead at 80

    The “Dream Weaver” musician died after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and dementia. TMZ first reported the news, which was also shared by Wright’s friends.

    The composer’s son, Justin Wright, said that his father died at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, California, on Monday morning, Sept. 4.

    The news came approximately six years after the “Love Is Alive” singer was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and not long after, with dementia.

  • Smashmouth’s Steve Harwell dead at 56

    Smashmouth’s Steve Harwell dead at 56

    Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell has died at age 56 after entering hospice care at his home, multiple outlets reported Monday.  

    The New York Times and Rolling Stone both reported that Harwell died Monday, several days after entering hospice to prepare for his end of life. 

    Band manager Robert Hayes told Rolling Stone that Harwell died at his Boise, ID home “surrounded by family and friends,” and “passed peacefully and comfortably.”

  • Jimmy Buffett dead at 76

    Jimmy Buffett dead at 76

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    Jimmy Buffett dead at 76..

    “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” a statement posted to Buffett’s official website and social media pages said late Friday.

    “He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many.”

  • Bob Barker dead at 99

    Bob Barker dead at 99

    Tributes pouring in.. this from CNN:

    Bob Barker, the “Price Is Right” host whose silky-smooth command, impish sense of humor and advocacy for animal welfare issues made him a beloved fixture on television for more than 35 years, has died. He was 99.”

    For 35 years, Barker was the host of the classic CBS game show that asks players to bid on such items as a pack of gum, a popcorn popper and a luggage lock in hopes of winning, as its announcers trumpet, “A BRAND NEW CAR!” 

    The show, which had a nine-year run in the ’50s and ‘60s with Bill Cullen, returned in 1972 with Barker. He stayed for 35 years, passing the mic to comedian Drew Carey in 2007. 

    Barker earned 19 Emmys and a lifetime achievement award in the process.

    Some of the more scandalous moments in Barker’s life are being omitted from the tributes as he passed away just about at 100..

    But equally important to generation X and millennials: it was Bob Barker that became the symbol of the sick day. The summer day. The Price is Right with his voice was a soundtrack to childhood and coming of age moments somewhere in time.

  • Exorcist director William Friedkin dead at 87

    Exorcist director William Friedkin dead at 87

    Director William Friedkin, best known for his Oscar-winning “The French Connection” and blockbuster “The Exorcist,” died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 87.

    His death was confirmed by Chapman University dean Stephen Galloway, a friend of Friedkin’s wife Sherry Lansing. 

    His final film, “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,” starring Kiefer Sutherland, is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival.